Even as Singapore made several strides towards cementing its status as a hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2016, the longer-term ambition of gaining pricing dominance in the super-cooled gas remains out of reach - at least for now - no thanks to an immature spot market that isn't quite ready yet for an Asian pricing benchmark.

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EVEN as Singapore made several strides towards cementing its status as a hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2016, the longer-term ambition of gaining pricing dominance in the super-cooled gas remains out of reach - at least for now - no thanks to an immature spot market that